Compare · Speechify vs ElevenReader
Speechify vs ElevenReader
Speechify: Text-to-speech app that reads text aloud across documents, web pages and email, bundled with voice typing and an AI assistant. ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Choose Speechify if…
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Reads web pages, email and any on-screen text through browser extensions and the Mac app, not just book files.
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A much larger voice catalogue on the paid plan: 1,000+ voices in 60+ languages.
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Faster top listening speed on Premium (up to 900 words a minute).
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Scan & Listen for printed pages, plus Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive imports on Premium.
Choose ElevenReader if…
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Offline listening on the phone (Ultra: 150 hours of downloads a month).
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A very large voice catalogue, including celebrity narrators and custom voices.
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A large catalogue of premium audiobooks for Ultra members.
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Native Android app available today.
Or, for your books: Book2Speech
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Any book, not just the bestsellers that got an audiobook: fewer than 1 in 100 books ever does.
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Unlimited free listening in English with Standard voices, no trial clock.
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A real audiobook file to keep: M4B with chapters and cover, or MP3. One is included on the Free plan.
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Built for whole books: the book’s own chapters, a start past the front matter, page clutter left out of PDFs.
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265 narrators in 42 languages, and 70,000 free classics ready to play.
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Paid plans from $4.99 a month.
Notes on the comparison
Pricing shown in USD on 2026-10-07 from the vendor pricing page; the US App Store lists different in-app prices (Premium Monthly $11.99 or $24.99, Premium Annual $139.99–$159.99).
Upload formats verified from Speechify’s own upload guide: DOC, DOCX, PDF and EPUB. TXT and MOBI were not listed on any fetched page.
MP3 download and offline listening are Premium features (“Offline MP3 Download” on the vendor’s Free vs Premium page). Word-for-word highlighting is from the App Store description.
Pronunciation editing, chapter splitting and a sleep timer were not confirmed on a fetched vendor page; a Windows app was not named on the fetched pages.
Prices in USD from the vendor pricing page on 2026-10-07 ($11/month, or $99/year = $8.25/month).
Pricing page: “audio files can’t be exported from the app”; the vendor FAQ says export is only on the ElevenLabs web platform, so in-app export is marked no.
App Store listing says uploads of “PDF, doc, ePub, or article link” and “other text files, docs”; DOCX and TXT are not named explicitly and are shown as not verified.
Skipping headers, footers and filler text (“Smart file imports”) is an Ultra feature.
Questions people ask
Which is cheaper, Speechify or ElevenReader?
Speechify: Premium $29/month (monthly billing); yearly billing advertised at 60% off. Premium includes at least 150,000 words a month (1,000,000 a month through 2026). ElevenReader: Ultra $11/month or $99/year (unlimited text to audio, 150 hours of offline downloads a month); the US App Store also lists Plus at $10/month and 10/20-hour packs. For books, Book2Speech starts free and from $4.99 a month.
Which has a better free plan, Speechify or ElevenReader?
Speechify: Free plan: 10 basic voices, listening speed up to 1.5x, 5-file limit, text-to-speech features only. ElevenReader: Free: 10 hours of text to audio a month, no offline downloads. Book2Speech’s Free plan has unlimited English listening with Standard voices.
Can I download audiobooks with Speechify or ElevenReader?
Speechify: MP3. ElevenReader: no audio download. Book2Speech downloads an M4B with chapters and cover, or an MP3, and the Free plan includes one.